Melodies and Song lyrics are copyrightable. Chord progressions are not.

All music performed, streamed, or dj'ed at electro-music must be original music and sounds by the original artists.

electro-music does not pay Ascap or BMI for the right to use other people's material. Thus, EM and any artist that used others sounds, melodies, samples, lyrics, music, etc would be in violation of copyright law and could be held legally accountable.

So , short answer... No please don't do that

rdorsche wrote:

I have a copyright question. It's not about samples, it's about melody (another artist's song).

I would like to use a melody from a song that's not mine for two measures and/or two bars, as it fits in nicely with my thematic melody (same key, same tempo).

Is it legal to perform it in a live broadcast under the Fair Use clause of copyright, since it's used in a Medley format? That, and does this concept fly with the electro-music "charter"?

Please let me know, Shane.
I left out who the artist is, on purpose and song so it's not a searchable item.

I am a noobie soon to be stream operator. I'm not sure if I am supposed to do this here, but I am volunteering to help stream-op the end section of the show since I live on the west coast of the USA.

Glad to see you will be the stream operator on duty for the late night shift of the June Solstice Event. That way, I won't feel obligated to stay up past my bed time.
Seriously, its nice to have another West Coast stream op. Congrats.
Steve

Great pic! My niece did a series of sketches of the visuals at the lunar terminator throughout a month many years ago, looking through a small refractor. The drawings were beautiful, and her science teacher loved them, but the science fair judges were not impressed with a low tech study, I guess. I hope she still has them, will have to ask._________________When the stream is deep
my wild little dog frolics,
when shallow, she drinks.

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